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1892–2024
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Atlanta
presidential margin
2008R+2.42012R+5.92016D+0.22020D+6.82024D+4.7
full record · 1892 → 2024
D+4.7
2024
median income$87,711U.S. $80,734 · GA $77,353
median age37.7U.S. 39.1
poverty rate11.5%U.S. 12.5%
bachelor’s+ (25+)39.8%U.S. 35.6%
non-english18.9%U.S. 22.3%
race · ethnicity · ancestry
English10.4%
American7.0%
Irish6.9%
African American†25.7%
Jamaican1.0%
African0.9%
Mexican6.1%
Puerto Rican1.1%
Guatemalan0.8%
Asian Indian2.2%
Chinese0.9%
Vietnamese0.8%
religion
other traditions
Mainline7.2%
Black Protestant4.6%
Muslim1.6%
Other Christian1.2%
American Community Survey 2024 5-year (income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · presidential returns from MIT Election Lab through 2024 · 2020 U.S. Religion Census (ASARB) — congregational adherents, unaffiliated is the unclaimed remainder.

Atlanta, Georgia

Akashic
AtlantaHarrisD+4.7
—
2024 presidential margin by county for Atlanta, GAA map of the constituent counties of Atlanta, GA, each outlined and filled by its 2024 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), seated within the faint outlines of the surrounding states.Henry County, GA · D+29.7Coweta County, GA · R+33.9Towns County, GA · R+62.3Dawson County, GA · R+65.3Forsyth County, GA · R+33.1Lumpkin County, GA · R+61.7Habersham County, GA · R+64.9Spalding County, GA · R+16.7Madison County, GA · R+54.8Carroll County, GA · R+41.2Haralson County, GA · R+74.4Randolph County, AL · R+64.8DeKalb County, GA · D+64.8Barrow County, GA · R+40.5Greene County, GA · R+28.9Polk County, GA · R+60.5Walton County, GA · R+45.9Butts County, GA · R+45.2Paulding County, GA · R+24.1Clarke County, GA · D+38.3Hall County, GA · R+43.8Oglethorpe County, GA · R+42.4Gilmer County, GA · R+62.6Oconee County, GA · R+35.9Meriwether County, GA · R+25.5Cobb County, GA · D+14.9Clay County, NC · R+50.0Floyd County, GA · R+42.0Douglas County, GA · D+31.5Banks County, GA · R+78.2Fannin County, GA · R+64.8Putnam County, GA · R+42.2Gordon County, GA · R+63.4Newton County, GA · D+15.1Morgan County, GA · R+45.9Cherokee County, GA · R+39.0Rabun County, GA · R+56.9Gwinnett County, GA · D+16.5Troup County, GA · R+24.4White County, GA · R+68.5Fulton County, GA · D+44.9Union County, GA · R+62.5Fayette County, GA · R+3.2Jasper County, GA · R+58.4Lamar County, GA · R+45.9Upson County, GA · R+39.7Pike County, GA · R+73.4Jackson County, GA · R+55.1Clayton County, GA · D+69.2Rockdale County, GA · D+47.5Chattooga County, GA · R+64.2Heard County, GA · R+72.1Cleburne County, AL · R+83.4Bartow County, GA · R+51.0Pickens County, GA · R+65.8
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Kamala Harris ✓Democratic51.9%1,907,973
Donald TrumpRepublican47.2%1,736,659
Chase OliverLibertarian0.9%31,609
D+60
R+60
55 counties, each filled by 2024 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
County-level results (55 counties) — table
2024 presidential result by county for Atlanta, GA — winner and D-vs-R margin.
CountyWinnerMargin
Banks County, GARepublicanR+78.2
Barrow County, GARepublicanR+40.5
Bartow County, GARepublicanR+51.0
Butts County, GARepublicanR+45.2
Carroll County, GARepublicanR+41.2
Chattooga County, GARepublicanR+64.2
Cherokee County, GARepublicanR+39.0
Clarke County, GADemocraticD+38.3
Clay County, NCRepublicanR+50.0
Clayton County, GADemocraticD+69.2
Cleburne County, ALRepublicanR+83.4
Cobb County, GADemocraticD+14.9
Coweta County, GARepublicanR+33.9
Dawson County, GARepublicanR+65.3
DeKalb County, GADemocraticD+64.8
Douglas County, GADemocraticD+31.5
Fannin County, GARepublicanR+64.8
Fayette County, GARepublicanR+3.2
Floyd County, GARepublicanR+42.0
Forsyth County, GARepublicanR+33.1
Fulton County, GADemocraticD+44.9
Gilmer County, GARepublicanR+62.6
Gordon County, GARepublicanR+63.4
Greene County, GARepublicanR+28.9
Gwinnett County, GADemocraticD+16.5
Habersham County, GARepublicanR+64.9
Hall County, GARepublicanR+43.8
Haralson County, GARepublicanR+74.4
Heard County, GARepublicanR+72.1
Henry County, GADemocraticD+29.7
Jackson County, GARepublicanR+55.1
Jasper County, GARepublicanR+58.4
Lamar County, GARepublicanR+45.9
Lumpkin County, GARepublicanR+61.7
Madison County, GARepublicanR+54.8
Meriwether County, GARepublicanR+25.5
Morgan County, GARepublicanR+45.9
Newton County, GADemocraticD+15.1
Oconee County, GARepublicanR+35.9
Oglethorpe County, GARepublicanR+42.4
Paulding County, GARepublicanR+24.1
Pickens County, GARepublicanR+65.8
Pike County, GARepublicanR+73.4
Polk County, GARepublicanR+60.5
Putnam County, GARepublicanR+42.2
Rabun County, GARepublicanR+56.9
Randolph County, ALRepublicanR+64.8
Rockdale County, GADemocraticD+47.5
Spalding County, GARepublicanR+16.7
Towns County, GARepublicanR+62.3
Troup County, GARepublicanR+24.4
Union County, GARepublicanR+62.5
Upson County, GARepublicanR+39.7
Walton County, GARepublicanR+45.9
White County, GARepublicanR+68.5
34 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonDemocraticRepublicanOtherMarginTotal
D
51.9%Harris1,907,973
47.2%Trump1,736,659
0.9%Oliver31,609
+4.7%
3,676,241
D
52.7%Biden1,839,971
46.0%Trump1,604,113
1.3%Jorgensen45,044
+6.8%
3,489,128
D
47.7%Clinton1,366,381
47.5%Trump1,360,706
4.8%Johnson138,446
+0.2%
2,865,533
R
46.2%Obama1,221,418
52.2%Romney1,378,429
1.6%Johnson41,104
−5.9%
2,640,951
R
48.3%Obama1,280,929
50.8%McCain1,345,743
0.9%Barr23,398
−2.4%
2,650,070
R
42.0%Kerry924,187
57.2%Bush1,260,277
0.8%Badnarik18,063
−15.3%
2,202,527
R
42.9%Gore727,628
54.1%Bush916,990
3.0%Browne50,747
−11.2%
1,695,365
R
45.2%Clinton663,306
47.6%Dole698,783
7.1%Perot104,712
−2.4%
1,466,801
R
42.9%Clinton623,392
43.5%Bush632,739
13.6%Perot197,396
−0.6%
1,453,527
R
38.8%Dukakis428,728
60.5%Bush669,147
0.7%Paul7,618
−21.7%
1,105,493
R
37.8%Mondale392,925
62.2%Reagan645,894
0.0%Other282
−24.3%
1,039,101
D
53.5%Carter488,293
42.4%Reagan386,530
4.1%Anderson37,772
+11.2%
912,595
D
65.2%Carter536,054
34.8%Ford285,872
0.0%McCarthy289
+30.4%
822,215
R
26.3%McGovern171,166
73.6%Nixon478,624
0.0%Schmitz176
−47.3%
649,966
O
28.5%Humphrey186,143
35.2%Nixon229,361
36.3%Wallace236,768
Wallace +1.1
652,272
D
51.3%Johnson294,543
48.3%Goldwater277,377
0.5%Hass2,648
+3.0%
574,568
D
60.8%Kennedy231,622
39.2%Nixon149,111
0.0%Byrd37
+21.7%
380,770
D
65.3%Stevenson223,717
34.6%Eisenhower118,588
0.0%Andrews33
+30.7%
342,338
D
69.1%Stevenson222,858
30.9%Eisenhower99,599
0.0%Hallinan12
+38.2%
322,469
D
64.2%Truman128,405
22.9%Dewey45,814
12.8%Thurmond25,644
+41.3%
199,863
D
80.2%Roosevelt137,097
19.8%Dewey33,813
0.0%Thomas55
+60.4%
170,965
D
81.7%Roosevelt130,505
18.0%Willkie28,689
0.3%Thomas496
+63.8%
159,690
D
82.5%Roosevelt120,215
17.2%Landon25,101
0.2%Lemke327
+65.3%
145,643
D
87.8%Roosevelt109,167
11.6%Hoover14,373
0.7%Thomas828
+76.2%
124,368
R
50.0%Smith55,685
50.0%Hoover55,712
0.0%Thomas2
−0.0%
111,399
D
66.9%Davis52,838
25.7%Coolidge20,313
7.4%La Follette5,865
+41.2%
79,016
D
61.9%Cox48,065
38.1%Harding29,608
0.0%Debs11
+23.8%
77,684
D
73.5%Wilson57,417
10.7%Hughes8,386
15.8%Benson12,323
+62.8%
78,126
D
69.6%Wilson41,329
5.0%Taft2,958
25.4%Roosevelt15,103
+64.6%
59,390
D
51.8%Bryan29,790
36.7%Taft21,077
11.5%Debs6,613
+15.2%
57,480
D
59.7%Parker39,712
21.8%Roosevelt14,508
18.5%Debs12,279
+37.9%
66,499
D
62.8%Bryan38,049
32.2%McKinley19,520
4.9%Woolley2,993
+30.6%
60,562
D
57.7%Bryan44,889
38.4%McKinley29,907
3.9%Palmer3,036
+19.2%
77,832
D
57.0%Cleveland53,679
22.2%Harrison20,849
20.8%Weaver19,577
+34.9%
94,105
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over timeDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1892 to 2024. Most recent: +4.7% in 2024.flipped D · 2016+4.7%DR18922024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
1892+34.9%
1896+19.2%
1900+30.6%
1904+37.9%
1908+15.2%
1912+64.6%
1916+62.8%
1920+23.8%
1924+41.2%
1928−0.0%
1932+76.2%
1936+65.3%
1940+63.8%
1944+60.4%
1948+41.3%
1952+38.2%
1956+30.7%
1960+21.7%
1964+3.0%
1968−6.6%
1972−47.3%
1976+30.4%
1980+11.2%
1984−24.3%
1988−21.7%
1992−0.6%
1996−2.4%
2000−11.2%
2004−15.3%
2008−2.4%
2012−5.9%
2016+0.2%
2020+6.8%
2024+4.7%
DemocraticRepublican
voter registration
Registered voters
By party of registration, over time
Voter registration in AtlantaRegistered voters by party of registration, 2008–2012. Latest total 9,093 in 2012.2.3K4.5K6.8K9.1K9.1K20082012
DemocraticRepublicanUnaffiliatedOther parties

† Some years predate full county coverage; a flagged year sums only the counties reporting it.

Voter registration in Atlanta
YearTotal registeredDemocraticRepublicanUnaffiliatedOther
2008 (partial)8,2952,8563,3292,1073
2012 (partial)9,0932,7113,5132,84821
Source: State election authorities

The Atlanta media market spans rapidly diversifying suburbs that have shifted competitive in recent cycles, making it a focal point for statewide campaigns in Georgia. Gwinnett, Cobb, and DeKalb anchor a region where population growth consistently outpaces voter-registration updates.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 76.2 points in 1932 and a Republican high of 47.3 points in 1972. Between 2020 and 2024 the market moved 2.1 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 4.7 points.

A population of 7,422,654, a 47% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $87,711 describe the market. The market's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Richmond-Petersburg and Charlotte.

Political twins — media markets

The media markets whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.

Richmond-Petersburg
Virginia
89.1twin score
12-yr trend2020–2024 trajectory% Black≠ population scale
Charlotte
North Carolina
84.8twin score
population scalecollege share% Catholic≠ 12-yr trend
Raleigh-Durham (Fayetteville)
North Carolina
84.0twin score
2020–2024 trajectorycollege share12-yr trend

Twin score (0–100) = weighted cosine between tier-standardized fingerprints: presidential margins 2000–2024 with 12-yr trend and elasticity, ACS income, age, education, population and race, top reported ancestries, and religious adherence — chips name the closest-shared dimensions and the widest gap. Re-weight the groups in the twins explorer.

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Places within Atlanta

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Frequently asked questions

How did Atlanta, Georgia vote in 2024?
In 2024, Atlanta, Georgia voted Democratic by 4.7 points (D+4.7), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 3,676,241 votes cast, 1,907,973 went Democratic and 1,736,659 went Republican.
When did Atlanta, Georgia last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which Atlanta, Georgia voted Republican was 2012.
How many people live in Atlanta, Georgia?
Atlanta, Georgia has a population of 7,422,654 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Atlanta, Georgia?
Median household income in Atlanta, Georgia is $87,711 — above the national median of $80,734. The Georgia state median is $77,353.
What is the political history of Atlanta, Georgia?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Atlanta, Georgia from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 23 went Democratic and 10 went Republican.